J.J. Widener has over 15 years in IT and 10 years in information security. He has served as a CIO and CISO in Higher Education and has security leadership experience at healthcare and insurance organizations. He earned an MBA in Information Assurance and multiple information security and privacy certifications including CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CIPP/E, CIPM, and is an active member of ISC2, ISACA, and IAPP. J.J. also holds nine Azure certifications focused on Cybersecurity, compliance, data science, and artificial intelligence.